Nutrition and Politics are two seemingly very different fields/disciplines, yet they have far too much in common.  In today’s episode The Nutrition Grouch illustrates the ways in which the disciplines are structured, and how their individual incentives are at odds with actually helping people live better lives.  Nutrition and politics are more about being a performative artist, self-promoter, instigator, fighter, and entertainer, than they are about helping people.  And the public is oddly complicit.For example, they both:Pick a Side and Dig in on a Single Issue – allowing no nuance or discussion, I’m right, you’re wrongHave Strong Party Affiliations/Professional Organizations – fosters an “us” versus “them” environmentBlame Someone or Something for Your Problems – McDonalds and carbohydrateAllow Only the Most Extreme People to Get Attention – just Google “Top 100 Wellness Professionals”, yikes!Lie, Embellish or Oversimplify – the pitfalls of absolutism and relativismLove to Use Fear – to gain money and powerLove to Tell You How to Live – what to eat and not to eatAre Super Passionate about Shit They Don’t Know Anything About – I should have been an MD, not a PhD The Grouch also explains why fad diets are band aids to far larger “life” problems, why dietitians are maniacal about explaining the difference between dietitians and nutritionists, aren’t great at understanding metabolism, and protect their professional territory like honey badgers, how defending McDonalds gets you lots of hate mail, how the health & wellness industry is dominated by quacks, that his favorite health & wellness influencer of all time is Nia Shanks of Lift Like a Girl, why most wellness industry experts are being forced out of the industry (myself included), his disdain for absolutism and relativism as well as nutrition advice based on questionnaires/diet surveys, and why he would love to see aJon Stewart/Liz Cheney 2024 presidential ticket and nutrition science to break away from health & wellness to form its own organization actually based upon science and sound, practical advice.

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